1、Unit4 Making the news Using LanguageLead-inQuestion: How do you learn about news everyday?Listening to radioWatching TVSurfing the InternetReading magazinesReading newspapersAs a reporter, Zhou Yang was eager to get a scoop. Now comes the chance. Lets go to the text “ Getting the Scoop” “Quick,” sai

2、d the editor. “Get that story ready. We need it in this edition to be _ of the other newspapers. This is a scoop. Zhou Yang had just come back into the office after an _ with a famous film star. Did he really do that? asked someone from the _News Department. Yes, I m afraid he did, Zhou Yang answere

3、d. He set to work. Para. 1 “Quick,” said the editor. “Get that story ready. We need it in this edition to be_of the other newspapers. This is a scoop. Zhou Yang had just come back into the office after an _ with a famous film star. Did he really do that? asked someone from the _ News Department. Yes

4、, I m afraid he did, Zhou Yang answered. He set to work. aheadinterviewInternationalPara. 1 “Quick,” said the editor. “Get that story ready. We need it in this edition to be ahead of the other newspapers. This is a scoop. Zhou Yang had just come back into the office after an interview with a famous

5、film star. Did he really do that? asked someone from the International News Department. Yes, I m afraid he did, Zhou Yang answered. He set to work. Para. 1開始工作開始工作1.What is the scoop about?2.What was Zhou Yang asked to do as soon as he came back into the office after an interview with a famous film

6、star?Para. 1The scoop tells about a famous film star, who has done something wrong but has been lying.1. What is the scoop about?2.What was Zhou Yang asked to do as soon as he came back into the office after an interview with a famous film star?He was asked to go to another interview.B. He was asked

7、 to write the story as soon as possible.C. He was asked to attend an important meeting.A. D. He was asked to have dinner with the chief editor. His first task was to write his story, but he had to do it carefully. Although he realized the man had been lying, Zhou Yang knew he must not _ him directly

8、. He would have to be accurate. _ too! He knew how to do that. Months of training had taught him to write with no _ words or phrases. He sat down at his computer and began to work.Para. 2 His first task was to write his story, but he had to do it carefully. Although he realized the man had been lyin

9、g, Zhou Yang knew he must not accuse him directly. He would have to be accurate. Concise too! He knew how to do that. Months of training had taught him to write with no wasted words or phrases. He sat down at his computer and began to work.Para. 23. Why did Zhou Yang have to be accurate while writin

10、g the story?He was afraid of being accused.B. He wanted to write a more exciting story.C. He formed a habit of being careful.A. D. He wanted to write a true story.4. How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negative (底片底片)? Who were they?Five people：a senior

11、 editor the copy-editorthe native speakerthe chief editor the news desk editor資深的編輯資深的編輯技術編輯技術編輯母語為英語的編輯母語為英語的編輯主編主編新聞文字編輯新聞文字編輯Para. 3-4have an interviewand write the story.the reporter:check the evidence and read the article.edit the piecethe copy-editor:design the main headline& smaller headi

12、ng.polish the style.read it and approved it.Work on all stories and photos till all the pages were set .All the information was processed into film negatives.one last check the pageThe first edition was published.a senior editor:the news desk editor:the native speaker:the chief editor:The process of

13、 writing and printing an article. 1. How to do a good interview.B. How a newspaper is made.C. How to write an interesting story for a newspaper.D. Making a newspaper is difficult.5. What is the main idea of this passage?1. ahead of 在前面；領先運用：理解劃線部分的意思并翻譯句子。 They managed to finish the assignment two w

14、eeks ahead of time. He is far ahead of his class in English. Two people were ahead of us，travelling fast. 有兩個人在我們的前面，他們走得很快。 他們提前兩周完成了任務。他在英語方面遠遠超過其它同學的水平。Language points領先；勝過領先；勝過提前提前在在前面前面2. accurate adj. 正確無誤的正確無誤的,精確的精確的,準確的準確的accuracy n. 準確準確(程度程度)，精確，精確(性性)accurately adv. 精確，準確精確，準確The article

15、 accurately reflects public opinion.文章如實反映了公眾的意見。文章如實反映了公眾的意見。3. senior adj. 年長的年長的(常與介詞常與介詞to連用連用)(級別、職位、資格）較高的，資深的級別、職位、資格）較高的，資深的n. 年長者；高年級學生；前輩年長者；高年級學生；前輩junior adj. 較幼的，較小的較幼的，較小的注意：注意：本身都是比較級形式，無須再添加本身都是比較級形式，無須再添加 more 或或-er；這三個詞用于比較級中不與；這三個詞用于比較級中不與 than 連用，而與連用，而與 to 連用。連用。He is two years

16、senior to me.他比我大兩歲。他比我大兩歲。be senior to比比年長年長/資歷深資歷深4. approve v.贊成；認可；批準贊成；認可；批準approve of sb./sth. 贊成/同意某人/某事approve of sb.s doing sth. 同意某人做某事approve the plan 批準計劃拓展：拓展：approval n 同意；批準 Youd better cut your hair short. Our school doesnt _ long hair.A. approved of students wearingB. approve studen

17、ts to wearC. approve students wearingD. approve of students to wear(1)My parents now _ (同意了我的婚姻)(2)You can join the class _ (如果你父母同意)(3)He showed his _ (用微笑表示贊成)(4)The plan to increase expenditure _(已獲通過)approve of my marriageif your parents approveapproval by smilinghas been approved5. appointment

18、n.約會；任命，委派約會；任命，委派have/make an appointment with sb. 與某人約會與某人約會make an appointment to do sth. 約好做約好做the appointment as/to 的任命的任命【拓展】【拓展】appoint vt. 任命，委任；安排任命，委任；安排appoint ab. (as) 任命某人為任命某人為I have an appointment to see the manager.我約好了見經理。我約好了見經理。 We were pleased about the appointment of John as cha

19、irman.約翰被任命為主席，我們很高興。約翰被任命為主席，我們很高興。根據漢語意思完成句子1.她學習刻苦，在班上總是遙遙領先。 She works hard and is always well _ _ the rest of the class.2.她不愿意把男朋友帶回家，怕父母看不中。 She doesnt want to take her boyfriend home in case her parents dont _ _ him.aheadofapprove of3. 這個女孩與一個高個子男人有個約會。The girl _ _ _ with a tall man.4. 改革教育制度

20、是一個很艱難的過程。_ the education system is a very difficult _.had an appointmentReformingprocessReading Task on page 65Searching for the truththe reporters were there at the time.primary sources from the person presenting the programme in the studiosecondary sources 1. What are primary sources? 2. What are

21、 secondary sources?The writings of the people who lived there.The writings of the people at a much later date who write about the same events.Read the text and answer the following questionsTrue or False? When we read about LuXun in our textbook we are reading a primary source.2. As we watch the new

22、s on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source.FT3. Photographers sometimes are both primary and secondary sources.4. Knowing the difference of primary and secondary sources can help us decide what is a fact and what is an opinion.5. Often facts and opinions are m

23、ixed in any report.TTFSummary Today weve learned writing and printingprocess for an article and what is a primarysource and what is a secondary source.These are very important to you for yourfuture work if you want to be a reporter. ExercisesI. Translate the following words and phrases into English.1. 主編主編 2. 獨家新聞獨家新聞3. 新聞文字編輯新聞文字編輯 4. 國